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These candidates flipped 2 PNW Congressional districts
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Government
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez flips SW Washington congressional district for Democrats
The Portland auto shop owner has won the race with little-to-no national help, while the party aims to hold control of the U.S. House.
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Government
Southwest Washington congressional race too close to call as vote counting continues
The race has been viewed by many as a microcosm of America’s political climate.
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Politics
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy visits Washington to help Joe Kent
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy quietly visited southwest Washington earlier this week to raise money for a former political foe: Congressional candidate Joe Kent.
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Spending and ads ramp up ahead of Washington's August primary
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Vancouver bans picketing outside homes of elected officials and city staff
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Congressional candidate Joe Kent distances from white nationalist amid social media spat
White nationalist Nick Fuentes said he and Republican Joe Kent, who is vying to unseat Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, discussed working together last year. Kent calls the phone call a nonissue.
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As lawmakers and police debated new law, young father with mental illness languished in Vancouver
James was homeless for more than a month. Local police wouldn’t help because of a disagreement with state lawmakers over the reading of Washington's new use-of-force laws.
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Republican Joe Kent faces ‘the establishment’ and his own party in long-odds congressional bid
The latest battle in Joe Kent’s life is a primary election nine months away. It’s unlike any the former Green Beret has faced before. Perched on a picnic table in Kalama, Washington, he reconnoitered his campaign with a few dozen volunteers — a batch of early backers for his first foray into politics. They ate pizza and game-planned the weeks and months ahead against a setting September sun.
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Health
PeaceHealth, unions clashing after health system places hundreds of workers on unpaid leave
Since PeaceHealth announced its own deadlines, unions representing a swath of workers have leveled at least seven labor complaints.